After Words with Joan Biskupic

Joan Biskupic talked about her book American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (Farrar, Straus…
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Joan Biskupic talked about her book American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (Farrar, Straus and Giroux; November 10, 2009). It is a biography of Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia including his originalist interpretation of the Constitution as revealed in his decisions. The guest interviewer was former Solicitor General Ted Olson.

Joan Biskupic has covered the Supreme Court since 1989. She was previously the Supreme Court reporter for the Washington Post and now writes for USA Today. Ms. Biskupic holds a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

Theodore B. Olson was the 42nd solicitor general of the United States during the period 2001-2004. He has argued 56 cases in the Supreme Court. Mr. Olson received his law degree in 1965 from the University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall) where he was a member of the California Law Review and Order of the Coif. close

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*The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.